Date Original
1944
Description
This collection contains medical records kept at Stalag 17B, Lamsdorf Germany, for U.S. POW Sgt. Archie Cothren of Dierks, Arkansas.
Biographical/Historical Note
Archie Cothren was born in Center Point, Arkansas, on January 6, 1917. He moved to Dierks, Arkansas, in 1919. He joined the United States Army Air Corps on December 4, 1941. On October 9, 1942, he was hit by anti-aircraft fire over France, was taken Prisoner of War, and spent 31 months in German Prisoner of War Camps. He was the first American Prisoner of War to step foot in Stalag 17B. He received the 17th Purple Heart issued in Europe in World War II. He was liberated by the Russian Army on May 8, 1945. Cothren died on August 4, 2010.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Dierks, Howard County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.078.010
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Archie Cothren WWII POW papers, SMC.078.010
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Archie Cothren WWII POW papers, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
